If you are interested in the publishing world, how it is changing, and what a popular, well-known author has to say about it, you must read this. All Changed, Changed Utterly I don’t know where all of this is going—which gives me something in common with everybody else in the world. The publishing landscape is … Continue reading
A friend (actually, more than one, come to think of it) pointed me at a ranty post made by another writer this last week. I looked at it, shook my head, and went back to homework. But it stayed with me. Not the first part of the rant, which was… well, it didn’t make sense, … Continue reading
“Probably other bathroom fixture issues, too.” (the First Reader) There is a difference, my friends, between independently or self publishing, and vanity publishing. For that matter, micro presses and small presses aren’t always that safe, either. This post isn’t about the sharks swimming in the legacy publisher’s pool, so we will leave them unchummed for … Continue reading
I have too much homework to think too much. Now, isn’t that a conundrum? Anyway, I decided I would spare you my analysis of John Donne’s The Flea, although if you have never read it, you should. It’s really funny. But I will let you analyze it yourself. Just let me suggest that you ponder … Continue reading
I have been asked several times in the last week alone about indie publishing. Before I talk about what I’m doing, and why, let me point out that I am relatively new to this. Vulcan’s Kittens is the first novel I have published, and that came out in 2013. I have been writing and studying … Continue reading
Patrick Richardson was kind enough to let me guest blog over at his place, the Otherwhere Gazette. I wrote a rambling piece on my own road to self-publishing. Continue reading
But on a different topic. I read Kristin Kathryn Rusch’s blog regularly, and today it really caught my attention. She takes on why self-publish? and handles that topic masterfully, based on her wide experience. I am still a newbie to this, but she sums up why I’ve chosen the arguably more difficult path. I am … Continue reading
My internal debate made external, cross-posted at Amazing Stories Oh, and apologies, I am missing both the period key and the question mark from this keyboard – hope to rectify it later today! I’ve been on the brink of buying a ten-pack of ISBN numbers a half-dozen times the last few weeks. The reason I … Continue reading
The last 24 hours have been rather productive on the writing part of my life. Since I wear many hats, this is not always the case, although I am being good about maintaining my daily wordcount on Pixie Noir, my work-in-progress. I finally bit the bullet (now, there is an interesting metaphor, and I wonder … Continue reading
This is cross-posted from Amazing Stories, where my blog posts appear weekly. Tomorrow, if anyone would like (I realize about 5 of you read this blog, and I’m related to half of you) I will post a snippet of a story. Dont’ know which one, yet, probably not the one I’m working on, as it’s … Continue reading
Cedar Writes 